Who is the greatest threat to our nation after Donald Trump? I believe it is Minority Leader of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy. He has learned from Trump that if you want the support of the crazies and the sycophants he must say and do stupid things. Granted he isn’t the only one kissing Trump’s rectum as Trump is declining in popularity, but he is the one who wants to be third in the Nation’s Leadership and in control of it\ legislation and impeachment power.

            McCarthy has stated one of his first priorities is to impeach President Biden and several of his Cabinet Secretaries without giving any reason other than being Democrats. Great majorities of American’s want to aid the Ukraine in their battle against Russia but McCarthy has said he wants to limit support to them. That statement gives encouragement to Putin to continue the fighting and destruction of the civilian homes and infrastructure.

            Imagine a power hungry anti-everything except disruption of the American Democratic System person in control of the House pressuring the Senate Majority Leader McConnell into making laws for their far right radical supporters. Their goal is an authoritarian government with them in control of America like Putin, XI, and others that Trump adored.

            November 8 may be the most important Election Day the United States has had in over a century. Historians have made the case that the conditions of today are similar to Hitler’s rise.

            So go vote if you care about America and its future.

            This November, American voters will have to decide whether or not to vote for liars and con-people who know they are lying to voters. They know, or are just stupid, that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election badly and is just trying to remain involved to keep in view. Trump has a fairly small base of believers who follow his directions and unknowingly contribute to him personally.

            Americans say we want people who are honest to represent us in government. If those who continue to retell Trump’s lies and seek the support of his followers continue to run, are they the ones we want to lead us? Do we want people who say they would support someone who wants to overturn the elections in 2020 and those in the future so they and Trump can do away with Democracy. Trump’s friends and role models are dictators who have complete control of their countries. Do we want people who think more of themselves than a Democratic America?

            Several states are going to vote for whether they want the right wing legislatures, governors, and Attorney Generals who have said they will determine whether your future votes will be counted. Once they get into office, your vote against them won’t be counted. Will this be our last chance for an honest vote in those states? Several Republicans are telling America we are in danger of a dictatorship. It is time for voters to decide to vote for honesty and those who believe an oath to preserve the Constitution rather than those who want to destroy it.

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            The political and elective system in the United States is a mixture of ignorance, stupidity, graft, money, guile, and personal attacks on opponents. We have two main parties with several small parties.

            The primary is not one election for that party’s supporters to vote for but one designed to tear down opponents in that party. A few states have open primaries so a voter can pick the best person in either party. Illinois has seven people running for a chance to unseat the current Democratic Governor. One is supported by a multimillionaire who has given him tens of millions in the hopes his puppet can defeat Pritzker who he hates. Another is supported by another but less rich billionaire. Another is a millionaire himself. The rest depend on others to donate to their campaign.

            All are trying to influence people to vote for them by ripping apart their opponents. Sometimes the damage is done by their own words now or from the past since social media and videos never seem to die.

            If I was going to vote for one of them I would like for him to actually say how he would do what he promises. One promise is to lower my Real Estate Tax but the state gets none to give away. Since the majority of the tax goes for schools, almost all the rest pays for needed services. Most of the other promises are for things that only a dictator could do.

            There’s an old adage about picking the lesser of two evils and perhaps that is how primaries have devolved. The more they beat each other up, the less chance they will have in the general election.